"I love one of the Providence
images, done sometime between 1975 and 1978, where "Francesca" is shown
at the extreme right, wearing what looks like a short robe--it may be a dress--over
a nightgown. She is looking out of the photograph at us, but her arms are extended
toward the dark corner of the room, where there are two doors, one of which opens
onto darkness. Her expression, slightly triumphant, is like that of a magician,
opening a door by an act of telekinesis. Her cheek is illuminated by a light behind
her, but the light seems to be dissolving the hems of her garments, as if she
is disappearing--or is somehow only partially materialized. She looks like a child,
with long blond hair, on the cusp of adolescence. It is an exceedingly magical
image."